See, One Dimensional Man (1964) by Herbert Marcuse.

Does Cal Newport assert a preference for “deep” over “shallow” work?

See, Deep Work (Newport, Cal 2016); Digital Minimalism (Newport, Cal 2019).

Preferences > hiring for deep, not so much hiring for shallows (unless manager, garbage man). For instance: “I could be so much more than a domestic housecleaner.”

“There’s innovation in tree trimming. That’s a learned profession.”

See, Psalm 147 13-18 “Who can stand before his cold?

Winnowing, purification by fire > purging > H2O

Ask Why? @Time magazine, re: corporate newscasts.

Tortoise and Hare: “The time is out of joint.”–Hamlet

“No it’s not.”–Bada bing bada boom.

Quality Inns

Dialectic Challenges:

“Set ’em up Charley.”

“There’s an app for that.”

More to come.

John Rubens